BRFSS 2004 - Iredell County: (When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,<br> how often do you protect your skin from the sun,<br>such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? <br>Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say:

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
North Carolina	14,466	4,658	30.5	29.6-31.5	2,945	20.3	19.5-21.1	3,014	21.6	20.7-22.5	1,150	8.8	8.1- 9.4	2,699	18.9	18.0-19.7
-Iredell County	415	135	31.5	26.6-36.8	86	18.8	15.0-23.2	78	19.6	15.6-24.3	39	10.9	7.8-15.1	77	19.2	14.6-25.0
GENDER
Male	167	39	24.7	18.0-32.8	32	16.2	11.3-22.6	37	21.4	15.4-29.0	21	13.9	8.9-20.9	38	23.9	16.2-33.7
Female	248	96	38.9	32.3-45.8	54	21.6	16.4-28.0	41	17.6	12.9-23.5	18	7.7	4.7-12.4	39	14.2	10.2-19.4
RACE
White	359	117	31.4	26.2-37.1	79	19.7	15.7-24.5	66	19.3	15.0-24.4	36	11.9	8.4-16.5	61	17.8	12.8-24.2
Other	53	17	32.2	19.7-47.9	7	14.0	6.0-29.2	10	19.6	10.3-34.2	3	6.2	1.8-18.7	16	28.0	16.7-42.9
AGE
18-44	159	41	25.8	18.8-34.3	30	16.6	11.3-23.7	38	23.0	16.5-31.0	16	11.1	6.7-17.9	34	23.5	15.3-34.3
45+	252	93	36.1	29.7-43.0	55	20.6	15.7-26.5	39	16.7	12.1-22.7	23	10.9	7.0-16.7	42	15.7	11.4-21.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	185	52	30.0	22.9-38.2	33	14.3	9.8-20.3	32	18.0	12.7-25.0	20	12.9	8.1-19.8	48	24.8	18.5-32.4
Some College +	230	83	32.7	26.2-40.0	53	22.7	17.1-29.3	46	20.9	15.5-27.7	19	9.3	5.7-14.7	29	14.4	8.2-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	202	58	26.7	20.3-34.3	40	15.6	11.2-21.4	37	20.5	14.6-28.0	20	11.8	7.4-18.3	47	25.4	17.5-35.2
$50,000+	120	42	31.6	23.5-40.9	25	22.0	15.0-31.0	25	20.2	13.7-28.7	13	11.8	6.6-20.0	15	14.5	8.7-23.0

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,466

4,658

30.5

29.6-31.5

2,945

20.3

19.5-21.1

3,014

21.6

20.7-22.5

1,150

8.8

8.1- 9.4

2,699

18.9

18.0-19.7

-Iredell County

415

135

31.5

26.6-36.8

18.8

15.0-23.2

19.6

15.6-24.3

10.9

7.8-15.1

19.2

14.6-25.0

GENDER

Male

167

24.7

18.0-32.8

16.2

11.3-22.6

21.4

15.4-29.0

13.9

8.9-20.9

23.9

16.2-33.7

Female

248

38.9

32.3-45.8

21.6

16.4-28.0

17.6

12.9-23.5

7.7

4.7-12.4

14.2

10.2-19.4

RACE

White

359

117

31.4

26.2-37.1

19.7

15.7-24.5

19.3

15.0-24.4

11.9

8.4-16.5

17.8

12.8-24.2

Other

32.2

19.7-47.9

14.0

6.0-29.2

19.6

10.3-34.2

6.2

1.8-18.7

28.0

16.7-42.9

AGE

18-44

159

25.8

18.8-34.3

16.6

11.3-23.7

23.0

16.5-31.0

11.1

6.7-17.9

23.5

15.3-34.3

45+

252

36.1

29.7-43.0

20.6

15.7-26.5

16.7

12.1-22.7

10.9

7.0-16.7

15.7

11.4-21.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

185

30.0

22.9-38.2

14.3

9.8-20.3

18.0

12.7-25.0

12.9

8.1-19.8

24.8

18.5-32.4

Some College +

230

32.7

26.2-40.0

22.7

17.1-29.3

20.9

15.5-27.7

9.3

5.7-14.7

14.4

8.2-24.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

202

26.7

20.3-34.3

15.6

11.2-21.4

20.5

14.6-28.0

11.8

7.4-18.3

25.4

17.5-35.2

$50,000+

120

31.6

23.5-40.9

22.0

15.0-31.0

20.2

13.7-28.7

11.8

6.6-20.0

14.5

8.7-23.0

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you protect your skin from the sun,such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? Would you say:

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say: